What is Vinaigrette Dressing?
Vinaigrette dressing can be simple to complex depending upon recipes. Generally the simplest forms of this dressing, which can be used as a marinade or to top a variety of salads, are a combination of oil and vinegar. Other common ingredients for the basic vinaigrette include salt and pepper, and a number of different herbs, which depend on preference or recipe. It is really easy to make simple vinaigrettes, and those who favor “Italian style” dressing may wonder why they bothered with buying bottled versions after making their own dressing at home.
Vinaigrette dressing can be simple to complex depending upon recipes. Generally the simplest forms of this dressing, which can be used as a marinade or to top a variety of salads, are a combination of oil and vinegar. Other common ingredients for the basic vinaigrette include salt and pepper, and a number of different herbs, which depend on preference or recipe. It is really easy to make simple vinaigrettes, and those who favor “Italian style” dressing may wonder why they bothered with buying bottled versions after making their own dressing at home. There are some advantages to commercially made forms of vinaigrette dressing. They usually contain ingredients that help keep the oil and vinegar from separating. This is a problem with most dressing that contains these two ingredients. Oil and vinegar don’t mix well, and common vinaigrettes made at home may address this by using a few natural emulsifying ingredients. A common one is mustard, especially the Dijon type, which will help hold
